Challenges of conflicting school reforms : effects of New American Schools in a high-poverty district, Mark Berends [and others]

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Challenges of conflicting school reforms : effects of New American Schools in a high-poverty district, Mark Berends [and others]

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effects of New American Schools in a high-poverty district

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Mark Berends [and others]

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• Challenges of conflicting school reforms : effects of New American Schools in a high-poverty district

Publication

• Santa Monica, CA, Rand, 2002

Note

• "Supported by New American Schools."
• "Rand Education."
• "MR-1483-EDU"--P. [4] of cover

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-163)

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volume

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• nc

Carrier MARC source

rdacarrier

Content category

text

Content type code

• txt

Content type MARC source

rdacontent

Contents

• Teacher Characteristics
• School and Classroom Characteristics
• District/State Context
• External Assistance by Design Teams
• Organization of Report
• Sources of Data
• Teacher Data
• Surveys
• Longitudinal Sample of 40 Teachers Compared with Elementary Teachers in District
• Observations and Logs of Instructional Activities
• New American Schools' Ambitions for Changing High-Poverty Classrooms
• Interviews
• Student Data
• Student Achievement
• Student Characteristics
• Examples of Student Work
• The District Context for Implementation of New American Schools' Designs in San Antonio
• District Context Before the New, Reform-Minded Superintendent
• Instructional Leadership
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Professional Development
• Scaling Up NAS Design Teams
• Parent and Community Involvement
• District Reorganization
• Instructional Leadership at the District Level
• Instructional Leadership at the School Level
• Collaboration and Communication
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Professional Development
• Parent and Community Involvement
• New American Schools in San Antonio
• The Introduction of NAS Designs to Schools
• Relationship of NAS to Federal Support for Schoolwide Change
• The District's Role in Supporting Comprehensive School Reform
• Impact of Increasing State Accountability
• Purpose and Study Questions
• Study Design
• Understanding the Relationships Among NAS Designs, Classroom Instruction, and Student Achievement
• Core Elements of Designs
• Student Characteristics

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49560264

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23 cm

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xxxi, 163 pages

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9780833031167

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2002280645

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unmediated

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rdamedia

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• n

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illustrations

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.b49704722